Using patient-generated health data more efficient and effectively to facilitate the implementation of value-based healthcare in the EU - Innovation report.

Healthcare services and products are rapidly changing due to the development of new technologies, offering relevant solutions to improve patient outcomes. Patient-Generated Health Data and knowledge-sharing across the European Union (EU) has a great potential of making healthcare provision more effective and efficient by putting the patient at the centre of the healthcare process. While such initiatives have been taken before, a uniting and overarching approach is still missing.

Rb[Li Si O ] - A Latecomer in the Family of Alkali Lithosilicates Hiding a Green-Emitting Lithosilicate.

In order to expand the field of alkali lithosilicates, a new representative of the substance class with a previously unknown structure type was found based on solid-state synthesis. The novel compound with the sum formula Rb[Li Si O ] crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcm (no. 57) with a=7.

Improving LED Efficiency with the New Polymorph β-Ca Sr AlSiN :Eu.

Innovative materials for phosphor-converted white light-emitting diodes (pc-LEDs) are much sought after due to the huge potential of the LED technology to reduce energy consumption worldwide. One of the main levers for further improvements are the conversion phosphors. The system Ca Sr AlSiN :Eu currently provides one of the most important red-emitting phosphors for pc-LEDs.

A Double-Band Emitter with Ultranarrow-Band Blue and Narrow-Band Green Luminescence.

Understanding the origin and mechanisms of luminescence is a crucial point when it comes to the development of new phosphors with targeted luminescence properties. Herein, a new phosphor belonging to the substance class of alkali metal lithosilicates with the generalized sum formula Cs Rb Na Li [Li SiO ] :Eu is reported. Single crystals of the cyan-emitting UCr C -type phosphor show a peculiar double-band luminescence with one ultranarrow emission band at 473 nm and a narrow emission band at 531 nm under excitation with UV light (λ =408 nm).

SrAlLiON:Eu (0.12 ≤ ≤ 0.66)-Tunable Luminescence in an Oxonitride Phosphor.

Starting from the recently published narrow band red phosphor SALON, a tunable oxonitride-phosphor can be derived by introducing disorder into the structure. To achieve this, the oxygen content of the reaction mixture is increased, thereby prohibiting the oxygen/nitrogen ordering observed in SALON. The resulting compound is isotypic to UCrC and exhibits mixed oxygen/nitrogen and lithium/aluminum sites.

Sr[LiAlON]:Eu-A high performance red phosphor to brighten the future.

Innovative materials for phosphor converted white light-emitting diodes are in high demand owing to the huge potential of the light-emitting diode technology to reduce energy consumption worldwide. As the primary blue diode is already highly optimized, the conversion phosphors are of crucial importance for any further improvements. We report on the discovery of the high performance red phosphor Sr[LiAlON]:Eu meeting all requirements for a phosphor's optical properties.

Flux synthesis, crystal structures, and physical properties of new lanthanum vanadium oxyselenides.

The new lanthanum vanadium oxyselenides LaVSeO, LaVSeO, LaVSeO, LaVSeO, and LaVSeO were synthesized in eutectic NaI/KI fluxes, and their crystal structures were determined using single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction experiments. LaVSeO and LaVSeO adopt known structure types, whereas LaVSeO, LaVSeO, and LaVSeO crystallize in hitherto unknown structure types. The main building blocks of these compounds are chains of edge-sharing VSe, VSeO, and/or VSeO octahedra, linked together by edge-sharing OLa and/or OLaV tetrahedra forming fluorite-like ribbons.

Flux Synthesis, Crystal Structures, and Magnetic Ordering of the Rare-Earth Chromium(II) Oxyselenides RECrSeO (RE = La-Nd).

The rare-earth chromium(II) oxyselenides RECrSeO (RE = La-Nd) were synthesized in eutectic NaI/KI fluxes, and their crystal structures were determined by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction (PbHgClO-type, C2/m, Z = 2). The magnetic structure of LaCrSeO was solved and refined from neutron powder diffraction data. Main building blocks are chains of edge-sharing CrSeO octahedra linked together by two edge-sharing ORECr tetrahedra forming infinite ribbons.

Bilberry ingestion improves disease activity in mild to moderate ulcerative colitis - an open pilot study.

Background And Aims: A significant fraction of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) is not sufficiently controlled with conventional therapy or suffers from therapy related side effects. Anthocyanins, highly abundant in bilberries (Vaccinium myrtillus), were shown to have antioxidative and anti-inflammatory effects. We aimed to explore the therapeutic potential of bilberries in active UC.

On the time behaviour of the concentration of pyrazinium radical cations in the early stage of the Maillard reaction.

During the early stage of the Maillard reaction pyrazinium radical cations were detected by ESR within the reaction system d-glucose/glycine. The spectra were characterized by completely resolved hyperfine structure. The partial pressure of oxygen and the radical concentrations were measured directly in the reaction mixture by ESR using solutions of the spin probe TEMPOL and of DPPH, respectively.

Chemopreventive effects of a selective nitric oxide synthase inhibitor on carcinogen-induced rat esophageal tumorigenesis.

The inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) generates a high concentration of nitric oxide (NO) in tissues. Increased NO production is associated with many disorders including esophageal cancer. Previous studies in our laboratory demonstrated an association between increased iNOS expression and the development of N-nitrosomethylbenzylamine (NMBA)-induced tumors in the rat esophagus.